Combining Like Terms

Vocabulary

100

In an expression the letters are called:

 a. Constants     b. Terms 

c. Variables      Example: 4x

c. Variables

200

Terms that contain the same variable are called: 

a. Like Terms     b. Unlike Terms 

 Example: 3x + 9x

a. Like Terms

300

A mathematical expression that contains numbers, operations, and/or variables (but no = sign).

a. Equation   b. Algebraic Expression             c. Numeric Expression      Example: 5x + 4y

41

400

The function of the exponent is to ____.

a.  multiply by the base to get the product or value 

b.  is used to determine how many times to multiply the base times itself

c.  is used to determine how many times the base should be added to itself

b.  is used to determine how many times to multiply the base times itself

500

The exponent of 3 is also known as __________.    

a.  squared              

b.  cubed                  

c.  none of these       

d.  a and b but not c

b.  cubed

Combining Like Terms (Addition)

100

3a + 5a + a

67

200

5x + 3x + 2

8x +2

300

12t + 6t + 8

18t + 8

400

6p + 6p + 2 + 4p

16p + 2

500

20n + 25m + 6n

uwu

Combining Like Terms (Subtraction)

100

20b - 10 - 2b

18b - 10

200

12c - 6c

67

300

5z + 5 - 2 - z

4z + 3

400

7d - 4000 - 3d

4d - 4000

500

Cr7 or Messi

CR7

Combining Like Terms(Add & Subtract Mix)

100

7w + 5 + 7w -1

CR7 SUUUi

200

9a + 6b - 7a + 3b - 4b - 2a

5b

300

2f - f + 5f

6f

400

5r + 8q - 3q - r

ur a monkey

500

53t + 18 - 10t - 17

43t + 1

Like Terms OR Not Like Terms

100

Like Terms OR Not Like Terms

7x + 7

Not Like Terms

200

Like Terms OR Not Like Terms 3x - 4x + x

Like Terms

300

Like Terms OR NOT Like Terms 

3x + 2y + 2xy

big bakc

400

Like Terms OR Not Like Terms 

3ab + 2ab + 7ab - ab

uwu ( .  . )

500

Like Terms OR Not Like Terms

 10xy -3xy + 3x - 4xy

Not Like Terms

Distributive Property

100

4(x+1)

4x +4

200

12(p + 3)  

12p + 36

300

2(2x + 5)

4x + 10

400

5(x + 2) +2

uu uu a a

500

2(7x + 3) + 2x +5

16x +11